By Rob Lenihan Stocks and crypto prices no longer operate separately. This is not what people signed up for. Not too long ago, investors were drawn to cryptocurrencies as an alternative to the stock market. ‘The Era of Free Money is Over’They believed that their crypto holdings could act as shelter in the event of a stock market slide and that their traditional holdings would do the same if crypto prices went south. However, the wall between the two has crumbled and cryptocurrencies have been moving in the same direction as the stock market. And, lately, the direction has been down. “The era o…